A recent report published by Forbes ranking the world’s 100 safest countries during the coronavirus crisis cited Switzerland as the safest country in the world. Israel dropped down from the first place it received in April to number three, the Bahamas was ranked as number 100, and the United States was number 58, behind Romania and two places above Russia. The ranking, carried out by the Deep Knowledge Group of Hong Kong, has changed since its last ranking in April. The first ranking gave high scores to countries who reacted swiftly and efficiently to combat the spread of the coronavirus; the recent study’s rankings gave high scores to countries with resilient economies. “Switzerland and Germany achieve the #1 and #2 positions in this new special case study specifically because of their economy’s resilience, and due to the careful ways in which they are attempting to relax lockdown and economic freezing mandates in a fact and science-based manner, without sacrificing public health and safety,” the study says. The Forbes list of the safest 100 countries in the world for the coronavirus: 1. Switzerland 2. Germany 3. Israel 4. Singapore 5. Japan 6. Austria 7. China 8. Australia 9. New Zealand 10. South Korea 11. United Arab Emirates 12. Canada 13. Hong Kong 14. Norway 15. Denmark 16. Taiwan 17. Saudi Arabia 18. Hungary 19. Netherlands 20. Vietnam 21. Kuwait 22. Iceland 23. Bahrain 24. Finland 25. Luxembourg 26. Qatar 27. Liechtenstein 28. Poland 29. Lithuania 30. Malaysia 31. Latvia 32. Slovenia 33. Oman 34. Greece 35. Estonia 36. Croatia 37. Turkey 38. Ireland 39. Georgia 40. Cyprus 41. Chile 42. Montenegro 43. Czech Republic 44. Malta 45. Spain 46. Portugal 47. Thailand 48. Bulgaria 49. Greenland 50. Mexico 51. Uruguay 52. Vatican City 53. Italy 54. Serbia 55. Philippines 56. India 57. Romania 58. USA 59. Slovak Republic 60. France 61. Russia 62. Argentina 63. Belarus 64. Monaco 65. Sweden 66. Ukraine 67. Gibraltar 68. United Kingdom 69. South Africa 70. San Marino 71. Kazakhstan 72. Bosnia and Herzegovina 73. Iran 74. Ecuador 75. Azerbaijan 76. Mongolia 77. Lebanon 78. Belgium 79. Andorra 80. Cayman Islands 81. Armenia 82. Moldova 83. Myanmar 84. Bangladesh 85. Sri Lanka 86. Egypt 87. Tunisia 88. Albania 89. Jordan 90. Panama 91. Brazil 92. Morocco 93. Algeria 94. Honduras 95. Paraguay 96. Peru 97. Indonesia 98. Cambodia 99. Laos 100. Bahamas The report emphasized that the risk within each region can vary widely, for example in the United States, where New York City was the epicenter of COVID-19 as compared to Montana. Israel and Switzerland switched positions from the April ranking, when Israel was number one and Switzerland was number three. Germany maintained the number two spot in both rankings. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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